The Sector Strategist: Using New Asset Allocation Techniques to Reduce Risk and Improve Investment Returns

Using Asset Allocation to Reduce Risk and Boost Investing Returns Presenting a revolutionary new investment philosophy that redefines how we view sector investing, The Sector Strategist challenges long held ideas about how this unique area of finance operates. Misconceptions, such as the belief that international stocks provide diversification, are preventing investors from making the most of the opportunities for financial growth that sectors provide, and the book presents practical, applicable evidence that a better, more profitable option is available. Additionally, the book hopes to give readers an opportunity to improve returns and protect retirement assets by providing a wide range of techniques and tools designed to optimize wealth that the author has developed over the last decade.

• Designed to help investors avoid the often inaccurate assumptions made by "experts" which promote typical asset allocation
• Written by Timothy McIntosh, investment expert and founder of SIPCO and author of 3 investment books.
• Contains easy-to-apply tools for wealth protection and growth that have been proven successful during the market fluctuations of 2002 and 2008

The history and opportunities afforded by sectors have been written about at length, but no book has broken with tradition so radically, and with such success, as The Sector Strategist.

Timothy J. McIntosh serves as Chief Investment Officer and is the founder of SIPCO.  He oversees all aspects of major client accounts and serves as the lead portfolio manager for the firm's equity and bond portfolios.  He acts as the firm's chairman of the investment committee.  He also serves as Chief Compliance Officer.  He served as a Professor of Finance at Eckerd College from 1998 to 2008. 

Mr. McIntosh's is the author of The Bear Market Survival Guide, The Sector Strategist, and a contributor to the Comprehensive Financial Planning Strategies for Doctors and Advisors. His fourth book The Snowball Effect (snowballeffectbook.com) was released in August 2016.  He has been featured in such notable publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today,  Investment Advisor, Fortune, and The St. Petersburg Times.  He has been selected as a Five Star Professional 2016 Wealth Manager. Education

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from Florida State University 
• Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A) degree from the University of Sarasota-Argosy
• Master of Public Health Degree (M.P.H) from the University of South Florida
• Series 65 License
• CFA Level II Candidate
• CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, TM

His previous experience includes employment with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Florida and Enterprise Leasing Company.  He also is an Army veteran, having served active duty in the Army Military Intelligence Unit.